Design Everything's With Limitations at Aram Shows 130 Objects by 102 Emerging Designers
In the basement of Aram, a furniture store in London, a mock apartment crafted from repurposed materials has been installed for With Limitations, a guerrilla exhibition by Design Everything, which is making its debut during the London Design Festival. The showcase includes 130 items from 102 up-and-coming designers, featuring Symran Shah's knitted artwork and Olivia Webb's backsplash created from dried flowers. Felix Fried's contribution is a bed made from leftover materials, and the exhibition is open until 10 October. Design Everything received an impressive 520 entries, more than triple the number from the previous year. Co-founder Tabatha Pearce Chedier highlighted the festival's lack of accessibility, while Duckworth commended Aram's assistance. Organizing the event took six months, with Duckworth seeking funding soon. Photography by Kane Hulse.
Key facts
- With Limitations runs from 11 September to 10 October 2026 at Aram in London as part of London Design Festival.
- The exhibition features 130 objects by 102 emerging designers across a kitchen, living room and bedroom.
- Design Everything received 520 open-call submissions, more than three times as many as last year.
- Symran Shah sand-cast a knitted creation to produce a metal bedside tray.
- Olivia Webb made a kitchen backsplash from wilted supermarket flowers using a DIY tile factory in her flatshare.
- Felix Fried lent his own offcut-built bed and is sleeping on a mattress until the show finishes.
- Tabatha Pearce Chedier said she never thought she could show at LDF, calling the festival very inaccessible.
- Aram has been a London design fixture since 1964 and does not charge a participation fee for the show.
Entities
Artists
- Symran Shah
- Felix Fried
- Lewish Duckworth
- Tabatha Pearce Chedier
- Olivia Webb
- Jake Robertson
- Sam Braid
- Charlie Boyden
- Max Hayward
- Maja Rowecka
- Hao Chen
- David Searcy
- Jamie Reed
- Abby Ghent
- Cam Rowley
- Gloriana Valverde
- David Chen
- George Richardson
- Anna McAllister
- Oliver Linnell
- Polly Jennings
- Mair Cook
- Joe Jackson
- Roshan Higgins
- Jacob Marks
- Eleanor Murphy
- Sammi Cherryman
- Izi Thexton
- Kane Hulse
Institutions
- Design Everything
- Aram
- London Design Festival
- Absolute Beginners
- Royal College of Art
- Isola
- IKEA
- B&Q
- Dezeen
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Park Royal
- South London
Sources
- Dezeen —